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Wednesday, March 15, 1972

TWO GRANTS FROM LOFTERIES FUND APPROVED

A resolution seeking approval for the allocation of two grants

totalling $1,135,400 from the Lotteries Fund were approved by Legislative

Council today for community and welfare use

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Both grants were recommended by the Social Welfare Advisory

Committee.

The Financial Secretary, Mr. C.P. Haddon-Cave, in moving the

resolution, said one of the grants involving $135,400 was to be made to

help the Hong Kong Society for the Blind to meet the cost of renovating

and fitting out proper office and storage space for its To Kwa Wan Workshop

and Training Centre.

The second grant, amounting to $1 million, was to be made to the

Community Relief Trust Fund to assist towards its expenditure on disaster

relief.

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